Who we value and honor says much about our nation and culture. One of our country’s finest, yet one who still remains in obscurity, was born on August 20 over a century ago. Roderick Edmonds, a twenty-four-year-old non-commissioned officer from Tennessee, is one of just five Americans recognized by the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Israel for his heroics in saving some 200 lives during World War II.
The Story Of An Unjustly Overlooked American World War Ii Hero
Richard Hurowitz, Time
Sat, 08/19/2023 - 4:00am
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